Skill required: Sourcing & Procurement - Sourcing and Procurement Strategy
Designation: Service Delivery Ops Associate Manager
Qualifications:Any Graduation
Years of Experience:10 to 14 years
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What would you do? Go beyond processing purchase orders at lower costs to help clients reap savings and value from the billions they spend on the goods and services that run their day-to-day business operations. You will be working as a part of Procurement management team which uses a systematic approach for buying all the goods and services needed for a company to stay sustainable. They are involved in the identification of need, finding and qualifying the suppliers, requesting proposals, negotiating with suppliers, contracting, delivery and analyzing results. Strong hold on COUPA CSO Sourcing module (execution) Engage client stakeholder(s) to understand the background and objective of the sourcing project, and strategize the approach Design and configure the sourcing event in COUPA CSO (including questionnaire, bid sheet, scenarios, advanced query, custom fields, rebate set-up, gated questions, etc.). volume optimization, advanced algorithms, expressive bidding in CSO Lead without guidance execution of sourcing projects to contract closure. Demonstrate the ability to negotiate both incumbent renewals or as part of a RFP process; achieve savings. Interact with key customer and internal stakeholders and work closely with them to identify areas of improvement Offer creative solutions to support the overall sourcing program and achieve desired results "To ensure timely project deliverables with the defined quality standards " "Will be responsible for creating & presenting the deliverables to Client/Internal global team members " Strong analytical skills and ability to translate data to create recommendations Provide mentorship to team members as they deliver on client work Ensure the outcomes of the team are achieved per the set standards Requires identifying and assessing complex problems for area of responsibility. Creates solutions in situations where analysis requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. Power to influence or complete assignments independently and ability to make decisions, as indicated by latitude to devise work products or plans, reliance on instruction, and decisionmaking ability
What are we looking for? •Adaptable and flexible •Ability to perform under pressure •Problem-solving skills •Detail orientation •Ability to establish strong client relationship •Team handling and management Contracting process understanding •Creates solutions in situations where analysis requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors. COUPA CSO Certification
Roles and Responsibilities: •In this role you are required to do analysis and solving of moderately complex problems • Typically creates new solutions, leveraging and, where needed, adapting existing methods and procedures • The person requires understanding of the strategic direction set by senior management as it relates to team goals • Primary upward interaction is with direct supervisor or team leads • Generally interacts with peers and/or management levels at a client and/or within Accenture • The person should require minimal guidance when determining methods and procedures on new assignments • Decisions often impact the team in which they reside and occasionally impact other teams • Individual would manage medium-small sized teams and/or work efforts (if in an individual contributor role) at a client or within Accenture • Please note that this role may require you to work in rotational shifts